H&t Group Plc Share Price (HAT)

Shares down almost 5% today, possibly due to gold price and company going ex dividend. Having bought the shares before at prices around 340p, I have bought more at 245p, a figure not seen for some time (around June, July 2010 I believe). Recent company results looked pretty good. I am hoping for a recovery to 300p and above. Time will tell!

My best guess is that the price is down at the moment due to changes in gold prices. The business holds a lot of gold and makes a large percentage of its profit through buying and selling gold.

...is this price so low? I share your feelings, Hathat. Does anyone understand?

Been following HAT for a while and bought in at around 330. can't understand why the shares have dropped since the final results which to me seemed overall positive. Am I missing something huge here or are shares extremely cheap with a lop p/e and reasonably high growth? Help is much appreciated!

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Very healthy EPS reported above expectation. I did like the fact that HAT's reliance on GOLD is reducing and this will only increase over time. Divi increase should attract some support, not surprised to see a drop...... lots of small 'signal' trades back end .. dunno what the message is though. Suspect I will need to wait for a couple of weeks until the SP settles before adding. I do think that £4 is achievable though might take more than a few weeks. All in all very satisfied with the statement today and could not see any negatives.